Cardiac health and management of cardiac disease has been and remains a key focus in our healthcare with more than 50% of all healthcare monies directed toward diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disease. With more and more investment directed toward innovation for disease management, mainstream science is also seeing the emergence of high-end toolkits directed toward early diagnosis and front-end prevention.
We now have the ability to utilize innovative imaging, wearable and laboratory testing technology to screen for early markers of cardiometabolic disease and focus on early detection and prevention of heart and chronic disease.
Depending on one’s desire for information and depth of pocketbook, the diagnostics can range from quick predictive scores to detailed personalized analysis of coronary artery anatomy, inflammation and plaque.
Protein focused tests offer predictive risk for heart disease, stroke, chronic disease, disease progression from a simple blood draw. Delving into imaging, simple and rapid CT scans can provide a calcium score, which is a quick and easy assessment of overall risk. We can delve
deeper with a coronary CT scan that can identify the plague within the coronary arteries and then overlay AI powered software to describe and quantify the congestion of coronary arteries exactly.
Reference laboratories provide physicians with an opportunity to assess health on a minute level with inflammatory markers, gene and metabolic analysis. One's blood panel can range from a simple glimpse into organ function to detailed analysis of blood vessel health and cellular repair mechanisms.
The emergence of the wearable marketplace is yet another valuable tool. Targeted utility of pocket-sized and portable EKGs, 24-hour blood pressure monitors, heart rate and blood oxygen monitors, sleep monitors and other connected devices can enhance data collection and allow for precision in diagnosis and treatment.
In addition, for the discerning and dedicated, there are portable VO2 analyzers, whole body scanners, DEXA scanners and movement platforms among others. These platforms powered by cutting edge software tool kits compound and analyze data to provide a myriad of reports and assessments.
This technology paired with medical acumen, personalized care and intuitive clinical diagnoses can be exceptionally powerful tools to direct personalized, precise and focused care aimed toward prevention, screening and disease management. All of this is available in Montana today.
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